Forced symbiosis between Synechocystis spp. PCC 6803 and apo-symbiotic Paramecium bursaria as an experimental model for evolutionary emergence of primitive photosynthetic eukaryotes.

Ohkawa, Hiroshi; Hashimoto, Naoko; Furukawa, Shunsuke; Kadono, Takashi; Kawano, Tomonori

Ohkawa, Hiroshi; Hashimoto, Naoko; Furukawa, Shunsuke; Kadono, Takashi; Kawano, Tomonori.

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Ohkawa H; Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan.

Plant Signal Behav ; 6(6): 773-6, 2011 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21494093

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Single-cell green paramecia (Paramecium bursaria) is a swimming vehicle that carries several hundred cells of endo-symbiotic green algae. Here, a novel model for endo-symbiosis, prepared by introducing and maintaining the cells of cyanobacterium (Synechocystis spp. PCC 6803) in the apo-symbiotic cells of P. bursaria is described.

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Biological Evolution; Models, Biological; Paramecium/microbiology; Photosynthesis/physiology; Symbiosis/physiology; Synechocystis/physiology; Chlorophyll/metabolism; Chlorophyta/physiology; Paramecium/cytology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Synechocystis/cytology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Paramecium / Photosynthesis / Symbiosis / Synechocystis / Biological Evolution / Models, Biological Language: En Journal: Plant Signal Behav Journal subject: BOTANICA / FISIOLOGIA Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Japan

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